Bracket.



No. 813,501. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

v H. F. KEIL.

BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED 11u27, 1904.

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BRACKET. PPLIGATIoN FILED un 27, 1904.

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BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application tiled May 27, 1904. Serial No. 210,144.

T0 @ZZ whom it maf/y con/cern:

Be it known that I, HENRY FRANCIS KEIL, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Bronxville, in the county of Westchesterand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Bracket,of which the following is a specification, the same being a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to articles constructed and arranged to serve assupporting plates orl arms and provided with means to sustain shelves,&c., and also having engaging means whereby the same maybe secured to asuitable back bar, channel-plate, or 'other.support; and it has for itsobject the production of a` structure formed of sheet metal and stampedout in order to provide a light as well as strong and durable, althoughinexpensive, metal bracket.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, allof which will be hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out inthe drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a bracket and supportconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a view in section, taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2, Fig. 4is a view in section, taken on the line 4 4, Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of a bracket embodying my invention. Fig. 6 is a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 6a is a view in detail of the end of my bracket; andFigs. 7, 8, and 9 are respectively a side elevation, a front elevation,and a plan view of another bracket made according to my invention.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.

Referring particularly to the drawings, A denotes my bracket-arm, havinga plate A of greater thickness than the bracket-arm and located rearwardof the same, the bracketarm having rearwardly extending shoulderedextensions or projections a2, terminating in enlarged heads A2. The rearportion of the bracket is formed with an orifice a ordinarily punchedout of the same and located between the projections a2, and anindependent plate A has formed in it a threaded hole (located betweenopenings in the plate A for the shouldered portions a2) communicatingwith the orifice a, in which hole a knob or set-screw B, having ascrew-threaded shank l) (to bear on the support C) and wrench-holes b,works. The shoulders a2 extend out from the edge of the bracket-arm Aadjacent to the plate A in order to engage the openings al ofthesteadying-plate A and to prevent the center of the same from beingsprung inward or bent out of its normal position when the knob orset-screw B is manipulated and the shank l) thereof pressed against theback bar or support C, which latter is formed with orifices in which theheads A2 are entered.

Near the edge of the bracket and adjacent to the recess a5 are formedmeans to engage with the C-shaped spring clamp or rest D, as lateralteeth, prongs, or projections a7, which are made by indenting one faceof the bracketarm, and thus causing lips, lugs, or projections to appearon the other side face thereof, and I also provide the recess a5 in thetop edge of the bracket-arm, whereby the upper face of the said clamp orrest D may preferably be on a level with the supporting edge of thebracket-arm, and a stop may be formed by the recess-shoulder a for theadjustable clamp or rest.

Other clamp engaging means than the teethA a7 may consist of the humpsa4, formed by the metal being forced down from the edge or resess of thebracket-arm. The spring clamp or rest D, which is seated withvin therecess 0.5 and movable therein, preferably consists of a flat top faceand a slotted bottom portion, thus forming a hollow or grooved clamp orrest, the jaws of which engage the side faces of the bracket-arm and arepassed under and cover or inclose and engage the lower portions of thelaterally-disposed projections a4 or a on opposite sides of thebracket-arm, whereby the clamp or rest is securely held to a partlocated adjacent to the'same, as the shelf-boards E or other device,which may be rigidly fastened to the clamps D by means of screws F orlike devices passed through the orifices d or slots d', formed in theclamp or rest, the screws F thus serving as means to compress the springjaws and body of the clamp or rest toward each other and to hold thesame rigidly against the lateral projections a4 or a7, whereby thebracket-arm, clamp, or rest and the part engaged therewith may besecurely fastened together. The shelves placed upon IOO lIO

the said clamps or rests are preferably separated by means of thevertical lug or lip d2, rising from the top face of the sai clamp orrest, which thus constitutes a guide and a separating device for theadjacent shelves.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 9 another style of bracketarm alo is shown, in whichthe supporting devices, consisting of the shelf-boards E, are secured tothe top of the bracket-arm by means of the clamps or rests D, screws F,and the laterally-disposed projections a7, formed by indentations madein the op osite faces of the bracket-arm, and the brac et itself issustained by the primary supporting device, consisting of the Walls G1",by means of the clam s D, projections a7, and screws F.

at I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination, with ahollow support,having suitable spaced openings in its front wall, of a bracket-armhaving shouldered projections on its rear end and an oriiice betweensaid projections, a plate of greater width than the thickness of thearm, said plate havin openings therein and a screwthreaded ho e betweenthe said openings, the projections on the arm passing through theopenings in the plate and support and provided with suitable heads, anda set-screw located in said orifice engaging with the screw-threadedholein the plate and bearing on the support.

2. The combination, with a bracket-arm having a recess formed in itsedge, and lateral projections adjacent said recess, of a clamp or restadapted to be seated within said recess and movable therein to engagesaid projections, andhaving holes to receive screws or other likedevices.

3. A bracket-arm having lateral disposed projections formed below andnear the upper edge thereof, in combination with a springclamp, the topportion of which lies across and 1n a plane with the edge of thebracketarm, and the lower parts or jaws of which cover and inclose thesaid projections, the said spring-clamp having a lug or lip to serve asa separating device for two adjacent articles supported by the saidbracket.

4. A bracket-arm having laterally-disposed projections formed near theedge thereof, in combination with a C-shaped spring clamp or rest, thejaws of which are constructed and arranged to engage the lower part ofthe said laterally-disposed projections on opposite sides of thebracket-arm, the said clamp being also formed with openings extendingthrough the same, a part with which the said clamp or rest may beengaged, and screws to compress the body and jaws of the said clamptoward eac'h other and thereby fasten the said part, bracket-arm andclamp or rest together.

In testimony of the foregoing specification I do hereby sign the same,in the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 3d day ofMay, 1904.

HENRY FRANCIS KEIL.

Witnesses:

H. BAMMANN, DIEDRICH STEGEN.

